hand-holding
Walking someone through
Hand-holding is guiding someone through a process with extensive support and reassurance, often more than strictly necessary.
The term implies the person could manage with less help: The software requires too much hand-holding.
It derives from literally holding someone's hand to comfort or guide them, as with a child.
In relationships, hand-holding retains its literal sense as a gesture of affection or solidarity.
Reducing distress or discomfort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
- careAttentive regard for others
nurture · empathy · warmth · tenderness · gentleness · sympathy · compassion · support
Warm emotional attachment
- closenessState of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- loveIntense fond attachment
connection · warmth · fondness · attachment · togetherness · romance · trust · devotion
Guidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- instructionGuidance for action
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
counseling · supervision · facilitation · assistance · walkthrough · onboarding · scaffolding · step-by-step
Wholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- allianceFormal union of parties
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cohesionTendency to bind together
fellowship · camaraderie · cooperation · teamwork · kinship · community · protest · march
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- consolationComfort during distress
- solaceRelief from distress
care · nurture · empathy · warmth · tenderness · gentleness · sympathy · compassion · support · calming
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- closenessState of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
love · connection · warmth · fondness · attachment · togetherness · romance · trust · devotion · caress
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- instructionGuidance for action
training · counseling · supervision · facilitation · assistance · walkthrough · onboarding · scaffolding · step-by-step · spoon-feeding
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- allianceFormal union of parties
- supportTo uphold or sustain
cohesion · fellowship · camaraderie · cooperation · teamwork · kinship · community · protest · march · demonstration
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
- puppy lovefirst crush, first kiss, first love, crush, crushes
- micromanagementhovering, meddling, nitpicking, overcontrol, interference
- beginner-friendlyeasy, simple, basic, guided, tutorial
hand-holdingindependence
Freedom from external control
self-reliance · autonomy · sink or swim · trial by fire · tough love
hand-holdingtough love
Beneficial strictness from affection
sink or swim · coldness · indifference · emotional distance · unsympathetic
hold, hand, hands, holder, holding, uphold, withhold, handed, holds